Aug 17, 2025
In Alaska, Putin demanded all of Donetsk to end the war, Trump relayed the call for peace, but Zelensky stood firm, leaving Europe uneasy and the battlefield deadlocked in a high-stakes struggle that could decide Ukraine’s fate
On 15th August (local time), Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly made a striking demand during a meeting with former U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska. According to a Financial Times report, Putin said Moscow would only agree to end its war if Ukraine surrendered the entire eastern Donetsk region. During the talks, Putin argued that ceding Donetsk could allow Russia to freeze the frontline, particularly across the highly contested southern zones of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. Notably, Russian forces already control large portions of Donetsk, tightening Moscow’s grip on the battlefie…
Aug 17, 2025
Samsung begins laptop production at its Greater Noida plant, months after MSI launched in Chennai, as part of India’s Make in India drive, boosting local manufacturing, reducing imports, and creating jobs through innovation and research
Samsung, the South Korean electronics giant, has officially started producing laptops at its Greater Noida plant in India. This move represents a significant step forward for both the company and the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative, which is designed to transform the country into a leading global hub for electronics manufacturing. The news was first highlighted in a PTI report.
Aug 17, 2025
The Wire uses Bangladeshi writer Ahmede Hussain to whitewash Hindu massacres, masking Moplah genocide of 2,500, Direct Action Day’s 10,000 dead, Noakhali’s 5,000 butchered, twisting Jinnah’s Two-Nation Theory into fake ‘class struggle’
On Friday (15th August), the left-leaning portal The Wire carried an article by Bangladeshi writer Ahmede Hussain that attempts to present the Pakistan Movement in an entirely different light. The article does not portray it as a religious demand but instead claims that the demand for Pakistan was supposedly a “class struggle” of peasants and oppressed groups against zamindars and colonial exploitation.”
Aug 16, 2025
As PM Modi unveils the High-Power Demography Mission, rising Muslim births in Kerala, NRC exclusions in Assam, surges in Bengal, and echoes of Partition reveal how shifting numbers threaten India’s security, culture, and future identity
On 15th August, speaking from the historic ramparts of the Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a significant announcement that drew national attention. He declared the launch of a ‘High-Power Demography Mission’, a move that he said was necessary to address one of the most pressing issues facing India—rapid demographic changes in sensitive regions.
Aug 16, 2025
"No ceasefire, no deal, no breakthrough—just talk": Trump-Putin summit in Alaska ends without progress on the Russia-Ukraine war, as Zelensky condemns Ukraine’s exclusion while Trump hails it “10/10” and claims peace now rests on Kyiv’s shoulders
The much-awaited summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump finally took place in Alaska on Friday, August 15. Yet, after weeks of speculation and global anticipation, the meeting ended with no breakthrough and no agreement on the Russia-Ukraine war. What stood out most was the unusual friendliness between the two leaders, a striking contrast to the harsh language Trump has often used when speaking about Russia. Despite his repeated threats of new sanctions, the meeting was marked more by warmth than confrontation.
Aug 16, 2025
In 1990, nurse Sarla Bhat was abducted, tortured, and murdered by JKLF terrorists during the Kashmiri Pandit exodus; now, 35 years later, the SIA has reopened her case, raiding Srinagar hideouts in a long-awaited push for justice and remembrance
After 35 years of impunity, justice may finally stir for Sarla Bhat – a Kashmiri Hindu nurse brutally raped and murdered at the height of insurgency in 1990. On August 12, 2025, the Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) launched raids at eight locations in Srinagar as part of a reopened probe into her murder. The coordinated searches targeted residences of former members of the Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), the militant outfit implicated in the crime. Among the raided sites was the house of Yasin Malik in Srinagar’s Maisuma locality.
Aug 12, 2025
After elevating a former ISIS leader in Syria and paving the way for Afghanistan’s fall to the Taliban, Trump cements ties with the region’s most notorious Islamic terrorists — Pakistan’s military — in a move blending power, risk, and geopolitical gamble
In geopolitics, relationships are never fixed. Nations have no eternal friends or enemies—only permanent self-interest. This idea is once again on display through the actions of US President Donald Trump. From the war-torn streets of Syria to the tense borders of Pakistan, Trump has shown that self-interest can outweigh principles, even if it means working with some of the most notorious Islamic jihadist figures and their backers.
Aug 12, 2025
Billionaire Sunjay Kapur’s sudden death during a London polo match sparks a ₹30,000 crore storm—Rani Kapur alleges foul play, Priya Sachdev seizes control, and a fractured family wages war over Sona Comstar’s vast and fiercely contested empire
Divorce and death are often deeply personal matters, but in the world of the ultra-wealthy, they frequently turn into high-stakes property disputes. The process of dividing assets in such circles is rarely straightforward. Today, it involves not only traditional properties but also sprawling overseas estates, lavish residences, and luxury farmhouses. Matters become even more tangled when former spouses, current partners, stepchildren, and biological children are all part of the picture. The struggle for control and wealth can quickly escalate into a public spectacle, with each side determined…
Aug 12, 2025
Days after lusting over Pakistan’s massive oil reserves, the US brands BLA & Majeed Brigade as terrorists, stoking fears that resource-rich, long-oppressed Balochistan will be dragged into another bloody chapter of Washington’s greed-fueled war playbook
On 11th August (local time), the United States officially placed the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its fidayeen wing, the Majeed Brigade, on the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) under an Executive Order. This move mirrors the decision Washington took in 2019 and blocks any assets the groups may have in U.S. jurisdiction while prohibiting American citizens or companies from engaging in transactions with them (U.S. Federal Register).